- Elevation
- 1,495 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+03:00
- Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
- Airports
- BGG Bingöl Airport30 km
- ERC Erzincan Airport102 km
About Cayit Barajı
Cayit Barajı is a lake. Location: Bingöl Province, Turkey. Elevation: 1,495 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Büyük Çay and Ziyaret Deresi.
Climate of Cayit Barajı
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 114 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kızıltepe · 206 km south19°
- Viranşehir · 207 km south18°
- Cizre · 249 km southeast20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- April (130 mm)
- Driest month
- August (6 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 3° | 7° | 14° | 21° | 27° | 32° | 32° | 28° | 20° | 11° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -1° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 17° | 13° | 7° | 2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 109 | 111 | 130 | 96 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 71 | 114 | 129 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Cayit Barajı
The nearest airport is Bingöl Airport (BGG), 30 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bingoel, 21 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 30 kmsoutheast
- Erzincan Airport (ERC) Erzincan 102 kmnorthwest
- Elazığ Airport (EZS) Elazığ 103 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bingoel Population: 128.9K 21 kmsoutheast
- Elâzığ Population: 443.4K 104 kmwest
- Erzincan Population: 150.7K 107 kmnorthwest
- Diyarbakır Population: 1.8M 124 kmsouth
- Erzurum Population: 767.8K 127 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cayit Barajı
Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 799 natural sites, 529 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km56 places
- Özlüce Barajı Lake 21 kmNW
- Yayla Tepe Mountain 22 kmE
- Sancak Tepesi Mountain 9 kmNW
- Şakorat Dağı Mountain 11 kmSE
25–60 km219 places
- Ziyaret Tepesi Mountain 40 kmS
- Yeldağı Tepe Mountain 58 kmW
- Taşkent Tepe Mountain 30 kmSW
- Siper Tepesi Mountain 43 kmN
60–100 km1,059 places
- Seki Gölü Lake 97 kmE
- Keban Barajı Gölü Lake 85 kmSW
- Dipni Barajı Lake 64 kmS
- Silvan Barajı Lake 83 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Uzunsavat Village, Bingol0.7 km N
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Yaygınçayır Village, Bingol3 km W
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Yazgülü Village, Bingol3.2 km SW
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Arıcılar Village, Bingol3.7 km NW
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Balıklıçay Village, Bingol4 km E
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Karavelyan Village, Bingol2 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Büyük Çay River, Bingöl Province2.5 km NE
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Ziyaret Deresi River, Bingöl Province4.3 km E
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Gökçe Dere River, Bingöl Province5.3 km SW
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Gayi Dere River, Bingöl Province6 km SW
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Koruca Dağı Mountain, Bingol7.9 km SW
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Büyükkoruca Tepe Mountain, Elazığ9.1 km SW
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Akpınar Dağı Mountain, Bingol9 km SE
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Karaboğa Dağları Mountain, Turkey9.2 km SW
Sources & licences
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